Not really. Thickness AKA Gauge is only really a big deal when you start pushing a lot of wattage (thousands) through the cable. Most bass rigs will be fine with 16 or 18 gauge though some guys will swear that their 12 gauge Monster cable is the best sounding thing on earth. All that aside, technically speaking you probably wont need to worry about the gauge for most purposes. 18 is about the smallest I would go. I like 16.

You need to specify what kind of cable you are talking about. Is is an instrument cable or a speaker cable? It sounds like you are talking about a instrument cable. Monster cable is thicker because they make the jacketing really thick, but it amounts to nothing because the shield is still just average. I have a monster bass cable and I really don't like it, does not flex well. To big and for no reason, sounds fine though.

Thicker cables may not offer much of an advantage in terms of power or sound, but in my expirience they do tend to hold up to the rigors of "real life" better. You know things like getting stepped on, getting rolled over by a 100lb cabinet, getting eaten by the drummers dog, etc.

Thicker cables may not offer much of an advantage in terms of power or sound, but in my expirience they do tend to hold up to the rigors of "real life" better. You know things like getting stepped on, getting rolled over by a 100lb cabinet, getting eaten by the drummers dog, etc.

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haha, i know what u mean.. thats why i HAD to buy this one..

my gear is right by teh door so when i jam i leave everything a mess, so my cables are always all ovre the place.. so when ever we do shopping and drag teh shoping cart in, they always get rolled over, so my other one is dieing on me,hehe